美国街头常用英语俚语（124）：Keep one's shirt on

　　1. Keep one's shirt on ①别紧张；②别发火

　　① Keep your shirt on: we have plenty of time to catch the train.

　　你别太紧张了，我们还有时间，足够赶到火车站去。

　　② Honey, keep your shirt on, please! I don't mean to be late.

　　亲爱的，请你别发货，我不是有意迟到的。

　　释义：

　　keep your shirt on: 本义是穿着你的衬衣，引申为别紧张和保持冷静。
 

　　2. Kick back （动词）①放松；②报复；③给回扣

　　① I really need to kick back during the holiday season.

　　我假期时真的需要好好放松一下。

　　② The United States decided to kick back after the incident.

　　事件发生后，美国决定要报复。

　　③ The company had to kick back a lot to the corrupt officer.

　　这家公司必须给腐败的政府官员很大一笔回扣。

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